I doubt tucows could do much even if they wanted to.
~jb
Robert L Mathews wrote:
We've seen another renewal scam being sent to our customers in the last couple of days. It's targeted at .biz owners, sent via spam e-mail to the WHOIS contact.
Here's a sample:
Dear Registrant,
Your domain EXAMPLE.BIZ is due for renewal shortly. If you wish to renew your domain name please see our web site:
http://www.domain-renewal.biz
IMPORTANT: FAILURE TO RENEW YOUR DOMAIN BEFORE ITS EXPIRY DATE WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF SERVICE.
Registration Fees:
2 Years - $30/year 3-5 Years - $22/year 6-10 Years - $19/Year
All costs are US Dollars. Should you have any questions on renewing your domain please fill out our online contact form.
.BIZ Renewal http://www.domain-renewal.biz
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If you no longer wish to receive domain renewal notifications
via email see http://www.domain-renewal.biz/notifications.htm
This email was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There's no mention in the e-mail, or on the site, that "renewing" your domain name with them is actually a transfer.
People who "renew" with them might get a few surprises. For example, they don't even have a control panel that you can use to update the nameservers... this feature is "coming soon"(!). They're also using servers hosted in China in an attempt to avoid anti-spam restrictions, and they don't accept support requests by phone.
By the way, domain-renewal.biz is registered through TUCOWS; I don't know if they're a TUCOWS reseller or not. Perhaps compliance can do something about this...?
